by Frances Phillips | Jun 21, 2006 | 2006, Performing Arts
ODC/Theater collaborating with choreographer Benjamin Levy, his company LEVYdance, and composer Keeril Makan to develop a new dance theater piece, exploring the experiences of first generation immigrants who came to the United States seeking asylum from oppressive...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 21, 2006 | 2006, Performing Arts
The Oakland East Bay Symphony and its artistic director Michael Morgan collaborating with composer and musician Jon Jang to create Chinese American Symphony No. 1, paying tribute to the Chinese who built the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. The...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 21, 2006 | 2006, Performing Arts
The Magic Theater collaborating with playwright and performer Brian Freeman on the development of Here and There, exploring gay rights and AIDS activism in South Africa. Based on Freeman’s research in South Africa and London, Here and There tells the...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 21, 2006 | 2006, Performing Arts
The Jewish Music Festival collaborating with composer and performer Dan Cantrell, Kitka’s eight female vocalists; Yiddish vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, song writer, and cultural historian Michael Alpert; and Balkan-Romani multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 21, 2006 | 2006, Performing Arts
Dimensions Dance Theater Composer and choreographer Deborah Vaughn collaborating with Anthony Brown to create Cross Currents, exploring migration stories of African Americans to and within the Bay Area and the empowering effect that music and dance have had on those...
